Test Results

Sysbench tests are run once at the end of each trial. They push the VPS to its limits but for a few minutes only.

Remote timings are collected continuously from 4 different continents.

The Web performance test lasts for the whole duration
of the trial (several days) and reports the response time
and system metrics of a popular website running a Ruby on Rails application backed by a Postgres database.

Endurance performance tests push the VPS CPU to its limits for several hours straight
and will reveal the raw power of the VPS as well as its stability over time.

Network Transfers measure download and upload speed between the VPS and servers
located nearby.

Web Performance

Web performance is measured locally on the VPS and includes Rails app response times as well as system metrics.

Related Article

OVH was back on the test platform for nearly 3 weeks in June.
Our first experience with OVH back In January was extremely disappointing. This was using one of their cheapest "VPS Classic" plans. This time, we went for the 2GB 2 cores "VPS Cloud 1" plan and that reconciled us with OVH.

Prices

The price per month is a flat $15 and it includes the VM bandwidth and storage. That gives OVH an advantage compared to Linode, DO or Vultr which price their 2GB 2 cores plans at $20. However the plan only includes 25GB of disk compared to 40+ GB for competitors.